Jul 2009Apr 2010

Ecologist

Using GIS to determine suitable locations for biodiversity monitoring stations throughout the Auckland region

Leading a four person field team to collect data on birds, vegetation and pests at eight forest/shrubland monitoring stations

Project coordination of the setup and operations planning for Tawharanui and Shakespear Regional Parks biodiversity outcome monitoring programmes - including overseeing teams of up to 12 people deploying invertebrate and reptile pitfall traps

Team assistant in a four person field team collecting vegetation and bird data at 17 freshwater wetland monitoring stations

Feb 2010Feb 2010

GIS Tutor

Computer lab tutor for an introductory GIS class of 25 students. Assisted students in performing common GIS operations in ArcGIS 9.3. Answered questions about manipulating rater and vector data, such as data input, data editing and encoding, in a fast-paced environment.

Apr 2007Jun 2009

GIS Analyst

Developed an extensive GIS database of 4,785 threatened plant records by interviewing botanists and consulting herbarium records, botanical society publications and previous databases. The improved data quality will assist New Zealand in meeting its national priorities for protecting habitats of threatened indigenous species.

Produced first-ever digital map of rare ecosystems in the Auckland region.Researched the occurrence of rare ecosystems by consulting herbarium records, geology maps, ecological field surveys and geological databases.The 34 rare ecosystem types I digitised will assist New Zealand in meeting its national priorities for protecting ecosystem types that have become uncommon due to human activity.